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Washington news with a Texas accentFri, 13 Feb 2015 22:20:13 +0000en-UShourly1http://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.2Some Houstonians outraged after Zimmerman gets $150,000 bailhttp://blog.chron.com/txpotomac/2012/04/houstonians-outraged-after-george-zimmerman-released-on-150000-bond/
http://blog.chron.com/txpotomac/2012/04/houstonians-outraged-after-george-zimmerman-released-on-150000-bond/#commentsSun, 22 Apr 2012 00:28:30 +0000http://blog.chron.com/txpotomac/?p=34987
George Zimmerman apologized to Trayvon Martin's parents at his bond hearing today and claimed he did not know Martin's age (17) or that he was unarmed. He will be released on a bond of $150,000. Houstonians following the case of took their reactions to Twitter.]]>http://blog.chron.com/txpotomac/2012/04/houstonians-outraged-after-george-zimmerman-released-on-150000-bond/feed/0Immigration and Customs Enforcement has collected nearly $1 billion in bail bondshttp://blog.chron.com/txpotomac/2012/03/immigration-and-customs-enforcement-has-collected-nearly-1-billion-in-bail-bonds/
http://blog.chron.com/txpotomac/2012/03/immigration-and-customs-enforcement-has-collected-nearly-1-billion-in-bail-bonds/#commentsTue, 27 Mar 2012 12:50:11 +0000http://blog.chron.com/txpotomac/?p=33117
The money reflects a roughly threefold increase in the number of people granted bond since 2006, enabling at least 209,163 potential deportees to avoid detention and go on with their lives as they await their legal fate, according to ICE data obtained by the Houston Chronicle.
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